tinaperez1968
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
I was just told that my son is being expelled. What is happening is unjust. First let me tell you that from the beginning of the school year all my son has talked about is his teacher Zabala. How cool he is how he is always joking around with the students in class. When my son first gave me some examples I told him not to joke around with the teacher in that manner because it was disrespectful and he responded by telling me "that's the way he talks to us. We're cool like that." well flash forward 5 months to this morning. Actually yesterday afternoon. My son was practicing some new tricks on his skateboard and snapped his ankle. By the time I got home from work it was nice and fat. called urgent care but no appt til this morning at 11 45. This morning we got up and left to the doctors. I didn'tcall the school because I knew I was taking him straight to school after the doctor. Got to the school took him to the office and signed him in and was due to pick him up at 2:05. At about 1:45 I got a call from the school. I was told that my son was facing serious criminal charges and that since he was on crutches he would be allowed to wait for me in the office but that he was suspended for 5 days until he was expelled. I was told that while walking home from school yesterday in front of the school, my son and his friend noticed that their teacher (zabala) was at a red light most of the kids walking home were yelling out "hey Zabala" "see you Zabala" for what ever reason my son and his friend decided to jump into his car and that when zabala asked them to get out they did not immediately get out. I was told that the teacher was so shaken up that he was unable to come to work. He said he felt threatened and thought it was a car jacking. I was told that at the minimum my son was being expelled from the school district that if the teacher filed charges he would be charged with intimidation and threat against the teacher and attempted car jacking. Later I discovered that the school administrator, a sheriff and a school police officer were searching the school campus for my son. After I left him at school on his way to class he was approached by the sheriff, police officer and two school administors. My son fully cooperated. They led him away to a room and as the administrator was walking out he told one of the personel that if he sees a boy on crutches being led away with his mom to be sure and stop them from getting away. When the administrator was talking to my son he was told that the teacher could not come to work today because he was too shaken up however, yesterday before class was over he told the class that they would have a substitute today because he was not going to be at work today. I was told that there was an ongoing investigation and will be notified whether or not he was going to be charged but that he will no longer be able to go to school in the district. According to my son, the other boy(also expelled) didn't even get in the car. He was just at the window say "hi zabala". He said he opened the door sat in the passenger seat and when he turned to look at Zabala, Zabala said get out so my son said "ok bye Zabala" and got out. No other actions or words were uttered. I know that my son did wrong, he should never have gotten into the car but expulsion is extremely unjust. The teacher should have never allowed the students to feel like they were on a much more personal level than teacher student to begin with and it's rediculous for him to state that he thought it was a car jacking when he knows my son because he's his student. My son never made any threatening gestures or comments towards the teacher. He also stated that he attempted to lock the door but was unable to lock it before my son opened the door. I've talked to 10 students that were there and said that it was a lie. They said the teacher looked perfectly calm and just alittle annoyed. I am so stressed out over this. I don't know what to do or who to go to for advice. I don't know how I'm going to get my son to a different school when this one is just three blocks away. The worst part about all this is that my son was shocked and hurt today when he found out because Zabala was his favorite teacher. I don't know what to do.
Tina
I was just told that my son is being expelled. What is happening is unjust. First let me tell you that from the beginning of the school year all my son has talked about is his teacher Zabala. How cool he is how he is always joking around with the students in class. When my son first gave me some examples I told him not to joke around with the teacher in that manner because it was disrespectful and he responded by telling me "that's the way he talks to us. We're cool like that." well flash forward 5 months to this morning. Actually yesterday afternoon. My son was practicing some new tricks on his skateboard and snapped his ankle. By the time I got home from work it was nice and fat. called urgent care but no appt til this morning at 11 45. This morning we got up and left to the doctors. I didn'tcall the school because I knew I was taking him straight to school after the doctor. Got to the school took him to the office and signed him in and was due to pick him up at 2:05. At about 1:45 I got a call from the school. I was told that my son was facing serious criminal charges and that since he was on crutches he would be allowed to wait for me in the office but that he was suspended for 5 days until he was expelled. I was told that while walking home from school yesterday in front of the school, my son and his friend noticed that their teacher (zabala) was at a red light most of the kids walking home were yelling out "hey Zabala" "see you Zabala" for what ever reason my son and his friend decided to jump into his car and that when zabala asked them to get out they did not immediately get out. I was told that the teacher was so shaken up that he was unable to come to work. He said he felt threatened and thought it was a car jacking. I was told that at the minimum my son was being expelled from the school district that if the teacher filed charges he would be charged with intimidation and threat against the teacher and attempted car jacking. Later I discovered that the school administrator, a sheriff and a school police officer were searching the school campus for my son. After I left him at school on his way to class he was approached by the sheriff, police officer and two school administors. My son fully cooperated. They led him away to a room and as the administrator was walking out he told one of the personel that if he sees a boy on crutches being led away with his mom to be sure and stop them from getting away. When the administrator was talking to my son he was told that the teacher could not come to work today because he was too shaken up however, yesterday before class was over he told the class that they would have a substitute today because he was not going to be at work today. I was told that there was an ongoing investigation and will be notified whether or not he was going to be charged but that he will no longer be able to go to school in the district. According to my son, the other boy(also expelled) didn't even get in the car. He was just at the window say "hi zabala". He said he opened the door sat in the passenger seat and when he turned to look at Zabala, Zabala said get out so my son said "ok bye Zabala" and got out. No other actions or words were uttered. I know that my son did wrong, he should never have gotten into the car but expulsion is extremely unjust. The teacher should have never allowed the students to feel like they were on a much more personal level than teacher student to begin with and it's rediculous for him to state that he thought it was a car jacking when he knows my son because he's his student. My son never made any threatening gestures or comments towards the teacher. He also stated that he attempted to lock the door but was unable to lock it before my son opened the door. I've talked to 10 students that were there and said that it was a lie. They said the teacher looked perfectly calm and just alittle annoyed. I am so stressed out over this. I don't know what to do or who to go to for advice. I don't know how I'm going to get my son to a different school when this one is just three blocks away. The worst part about all this is that my son was shocked and hurt today when he found out because Zabala was his favorite teacher. I don't know what to do.
Tina
